The punishment for the rape and murder of children and women is once again proposed to be tightened.

The administration of the president has developed amendments to the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The draft law is available for public discussion.

Initiators emphasize that in accordance with the Constitution and international standards, the right to life is a fundamental right of every person and is protected by law. No one has the right to arbitrarily deprive another of life.

Currently, there is a recorded increase in serious crimes against women and children in Kyrgyzstan, including rapes and murders, which raises serious concern among both citizens and state structures.

Statistical data indicate that the protection of children and women from serious crimes remains relevant. Official figures do not reflect the real state of affairs, and cases of violence against children and women continue to rise, often remaining unregistered.

The facts of violence published in the media have become commonplace, and society no longer reacts to them with shock, which is alarming. It is necessary to establish clear boundaries beyond which individuals committing violent acts against children and women must be excluded from society and subjected to strict punishment, the authors of the initiative assert.

In light of the growing number of serious crimes against children and women, which cause irreparable harm to the fates of victims and their loved ones, the draft law proposes amendments to the Criminal Code establishing punishment in the form of life imprisonment with confiscation of property for the following crimes:

murder committed with rape or violent satisfaction of sexual desire in other forms (paragraph 8 of part 2 of article 122);
rape of a child under the age of 14 or a person with a disability (part 4 of article 154).

It is also proposed to abolish the statute of limitations for murder cases:

of two or more persons;
of a pregnant woman;
of persons in a helpless state or children;
of persons defending their loved ones or performing official duties;
committed on the grounds of hooliganism;
using life-threatening methods;
with particular cruelty;
with kidnapping or hostage-taking;
with robbery, extortion, or terrorism;
on the basis of racial, ethnic, or religious hatred;
for mercenary motives or for hire;
with the aim of extracting organs or tissues from the victim;
with the aim of concealing another crime;
committed by a group of persons;
by prior conspiracy;
as part of an organized group;
within a criminal community;
in combination with rape or violent satisfaction of sexual desire in other forms.

It should be noted that President Sadyr Japarov had previously proposed to reinstate the death penalty for particularly serious crimes against women and children. This proposal was a consequence of the murder of 17-year-old Aysulu Mukasheva, who was abducted and subjected to violence on September 27 in the Issyk-Kul region, causing widespread public outcry. However, in mid-October, a group of international human rights defenders condemned this proposal, noting that the reinstatement of the death penalty violates the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan and the country's international obligations, without contributing to a reduction in the level of violence. Later, the Constitutional Court deemed the reinstatement of the death penalty in the country unacceptable.

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